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Recognised as Colour

#807CA9

  • #807CA9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#807CA9 is a blue with RGB values 128, 124, 169 and HSL 245°, 21%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#807CA9#807CA9
HEX#807CA9
RGBrgb(128, 124, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.502, 0.4863, 0.6627
RGB percentages50.2%, 48.6%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(245.3, 20.7%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.3, 26.6%, 66.3%)
CMYK24.3%, 26.6%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,420,521
CSS custom property--colour: #807CA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#7F8356

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7182ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7080A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#77848Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6Slate grey · ΔE 18.8Gray · ΔE 26.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.2Dim grey · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A5A97C
Analogous#7C8FA9, #967CA9
Triadic#A9807C, #7CA980
Split complementary#A9967C, #8FA97C
Tetradic#A97C8F, #A5A97C, #7CA996

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F7FA
Lighter +30%#DAD8E6
Lighter +20%#BCBAD1
Lighter +10%#9E9BBD
Darker −10%#646092
Darker −20%#4F4C73
Darker −30%#3A3755
Darker −40%#252336
More saturated +25%#6A61C4
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R128
G124
B169
Red128 (50.2%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue245.33°
Saturation (HSL)20.74%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 80 · G 7C · B A9

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